Chiefs and Elections (Chizera), 3rd Edition

In the same court, a witness said Chief Chizela intimidated more than 20 headmen in his chiefdom and asked them to vote for the MMD candidate after he gave them new suits and shirts. Luckson Ndonyo said the traditional leader was seen going round his chiefdom telling people to vote for Mr Muzungu and discouraging them from voting for Mr Kamondo, claiming he was not Zambian.

Another witness, Joseph Sembele said Chief Chizela chased him from the palace after being accused of voting for the UPND.

Evidence from the Mufumbwe by-election trial.

Captured in China?

Chief Madzimawe, chairperson of the House of Chiefs on his mission to China. There has been a growing trend of chiefs landing in Beijing. Sometime it is quite embarrasing resulting in promises of free land - see When China met Zambia.

Recovering chiefs loans....

"We made a decision as a Government to buy vehicles for our chiefs because we realise that they need to be mobile. Government is carefully analysing the issue before a decision can be made. We know that some of these cars have broken down and we are alive to the fact that their royal highnesses do not have salaries"

Local Government Deputy Minister Elijah Muchima explaining that Government was under pressure from some people to start recovering money from traditional rulers with regard to the car loans. The only problem is how to do it. It appears that the government has only just realised that chiefs do not really have collateral and do not have gainful employment. One would have thought they have sorted this out before they gave the money out. 

New Chief Mununga

The Government recently recognised Chief Mununga :

Government has recognized the election of senior chief Mununga of the Shile area of Chienge district in Luapula province.

President Rupiah Banda announced yesterday in Chienge that he has signed the recognition of senior chief Mununga, after the courts disposed of his case in which his election was disputed.
The President was in Chienge to officiate at the Bwilile ceremony of the Bwile people of senior chief Puta’s area.

Regulating local markets, 7th Edition

Samfya chiefs act to save local fisheries reserves :

Traditional rulers in Samfya have imposed a fine of K300,000 on fishermen who use small nets and mosquito nets to catch fish.

Senior Chief Mwewa announced the fish ban during a meeting with Zambia National Marketeers Association (ZANAMA) chairman-general Elvis Nkandu at his palace.

He said people who catch endangered fish species will be arrested and fined K300,000.
Chief Mwewa appealed to Mr Nkandu to sensitise his members on the punitive measurers to help enforce them.

The Politics of Chief Chikanta, 2nd Edition

"The pact will not work and its better for them to separate..If HH feels he cannot face the elections alone, its better to go into a pact with the MMD who will not cheat him the way Sata is doing.."

Chief Chikanta (Tonga, Kalomo) continues his latest push to the political centre this time suggesting that the UPND-PF pact has failed to work. He has advised the leaders of the two political parties to disband the alliance "in the interest of serving their members".